Verzuz Fans Debate Who Has The Better Bops: Barney Or Elmo

Verzuz has been one of the more entertaining things to come out of quarantine, as various hip-hop producers and artists go song for song to decide who truly has the better catalog. However, battles like Timbaland vs. Swizz Beatz, Ludacris vs. Nelly, and Brandy vs. Monica have all been an utter sham when compared to the hypothetical battle going on Twitter right now: Barney vs. Elmo.

Finally, the ultimate battle of two of the world's most famous hitmakers has come to the forefront of public debate after Twitter user @youloveally posed the question.

Verzuz track for track, who y’all got? pic.twitter.com/N1JoTRQBM1

— Vally Love (@youlovevally) September 1, 2020

From there, the gloves were off. "Elmo's World" vs. "I Love You?" "ABCs (ft. Patti LaBelle)" vs. "Apples and Bananas"? It was a brutal battle online and one of the better Twitter debates in recent memory.

Elmo fans were adamant that the red furball thing had the upper hand thanks to his numerous collaborative bangers.

When Elmo drops this what is Barney gonna do? pic.twitter.com/mjiD0f2MoP https://t.co/ywFDnnxzif

— future class traitor (@keofthefuture) September 2, 2020

Elmo play this and it’s a wrap https://t.co/zfleNBboOO pic.twitter.com/Hn4z2Ihum5

— Casey Lawrence (@LeanandCuisine) September 2, 2020

is elmo allowed to pull features? becauseeeeee pic.twitter.com/6HKNq2pAYm

— 🤡 (@ikingkhadija) September 2, 2020

Of course, collaborations can only get you so far, and several users noted that Barney changed the game all on his own.

"bUt eLmO gOt FeAtUrEs… hE mAdE a SoNg wItH _____"Ok but do you know the lyrics? Was it impactful? A culture shiftHe needed help with his songs huh 🧐😂 pic.twitter.com/KaqLzK7WKR

— Roman. ♦️🐰 (@rellRomaNce) September 2, 2020

What the fuck is Elmo gone play when Barney drops “Clean Up” or “I Love You”??? Barney in 4. https://t.co/1rAKlh6aBq

— Larry Legend (@larryislegend) September 2, 2020

Yall Aint Steppin to my g Barney!!!! Elmo could never and Has Never!!! pic.twitter.com/YwEXU6YMAK

— Oh, She Do Know Jeezah🤭 (@JoshDaWay) September 2, 2020

Ultimately no consensus could be reached, but let's be honest: the entire debate is folly without recognizing the true king of puppet pop.